[L.Rahm's Work Shop] -Now: Volvo 945

[L.Rahm]

Today I have continued my work with my Volvo Amazon.
The file was ready with all materials already applied since last time (2 years ago).
Only thing I had to do now was to convert it over. But I can't... My car importer crashes when I import the xrt.vob file.. I have tried with both z28 and 0.6g version but that didn't make any difference and it shouldn't make any difference since it is exactly the same file... Anyone know what the problem is? 

*Edit: I discovered that I can't put the xrt.vob file alone in a folder. It needs to have all the other vob files in the same folder to be able to be imported into LFS CarImp...

I will hopefully continue my work tomorrow.

[L.Rahm]

Got it imported but as I thought, it was a bit out of scale... And rotated in the wrong direction too...

*Edit: It also has to many polys...

Making slow progress 

[Mr. Apex]

Second screenshot looks way better …


Without wormhole implosion destruction or whatever that was!

[L.Rahm]

Second screenshot looks way better …


Without wormhole implosion destruction or whatever that was!

Everything in 3DS Max is kinda new to me so this project will take some time 

I have although made some progress :


I deleted a lot of stuff when I exported just to get it in the game at all without having to many polys. That is why the bonnet,roof, lights and top of the trunk are missing.

I have some questions. I know I can get a 40k poly model in the game using different childs. My question is simply how do I do that? I think I understand everything else regarding importing, zmodeler and so on...

*Edit: How do I scale everything in zmodeler at the same time? It's either height and wideness or just length. Is there any way to re-scale all of them at the same time?

[Chase]

40K ? You can get over 100K if you want. LFSCARIMP has the childs, main got the body parts ( that uses a skin)
Child 1 has the steeringwheel,others can be changed to anything ,pretty much. Read the tutorial from Rene

[L.Rahm]

40K ? You can get over 100K if you want. LFSCARIMP has the childs, main got the body parts ( that uses a skin)
Child 1 has the steeringwheel,others can be changed to anything ,pretty much. Read the tutorial from Rene

I am using the tutorial but I can't find anything about using different childs. I do know what all the childs are for and if I'm not wrong it is a 16k poly limit per child? My question still remains though, how do I use different childs? When I tried it out, the objects in different childs were placed all wrong

*Edit: I know I can get a lot more than 40k polys in the game. What I meant was that the model is 40k 

[Nagata]

When exporting 3d stuff from Zmodeler you would usually be prompted to reset the objects being exported to origin. Select "No" when you export stuff for use in the Main child as well as Child 1 (containing the steering wheel as mentioned), and "Yes" for the rest of the child groups.

[JoNnii]

I love that car.
I also want to own one irl some day

It's looking like a  start, but obviously (and you know that I guess) needs many fixes

Keep it going.

[Darecki]

XR child:

child 1 - steering wheel;
child 2,3 - brake calipers;
child 4 - xrg/xrt shift gator;
child 5 - xrg/xrt seats;
child 6 - interior mirror;
child 7,8,9 - wipers;
child 10 - xrr seat;
child 11,12 - xrr hood pins;
child 16 - exterior door handles;
child 17,22 - xrr interior switches;
child 18 -  steering wheel cluster;
child 19 - xrr fire extinguisher;
child 20 - xrr gear lever;
child 21 - xrr lcd display;
child 23 - seatbelt locks.

Was posted somewhere around there.

Also, if you want to make custom calipers, do not rest to origin, as with steering wheel

[L.Rahm]

XR child:

child 1 - steering wheel;
child 2,3 - brake calipers;
child 4 - xrg/xrt shift gator;
child 5 - xrg/xrt seats;
child 6 - interior mirror;
child 7,8,9 - wipers;
child 10 - xrr seat;
child 11,12 - xrr hood pins;
child 16 - exterior door handles;
child 17,22 - xrr interior switches;
child 18 -  steering wheel cluster;
child 19 - xrr fire extinguisher;
child 20 - xrr gear lever;
child 21 - xrr lcd display;
child 23 - seatbelt locks.

Was posted somewhere around there.

Also, if you want to make custom calipers, do not rest to origin, as with steering wheel

Thanks! But as I said, I already know about the childs 

When exporting 3d stuff from Zmodeler you would usually be prompted to reset the objects being exported to origin. Select "No" when you export stuff for use in the Main child as well as Child 1 (containing the steering wheel as mentioned), and "Yes" for the rest of the child groups.

Thanks for the help!

[L.Rahm]

Had one hour to work with it yesterday 


Could someone help me with this? Am I supposed to invert the faces or something like that?

[L.Rahm]

Update! Kind of... Fixed some issues and got some new ones!


Could someone help me out with the steering wheel?

I have tried clicking both yes and no when I export from zmodeler

[Darecki]

Once you import steering wheel with reset object to origin=1, the vob is useless, unfortunately Even when your next import will be with that thing set to 0.
Not to mention, the wheel should be at 0,0,0 position in 3d program, but I think you know that

[L.Rahm]

Once you import steering wheel with reset object to origin=1, the vob is useless, unfortunately Even when your next import will be with that thing set to 0.
Not to mention, the wheel should be at 0,0,0 position in 3d program, but I think you know that

I had no idea the steering wheel was supposed to be in 0,0,0   
Damn, thanks 


Update: 



Next to fix is some textures for the interior, the lights, the bumpers and the grill, fix the mirrors so I actually can see anything in them, fix the front license-plate somehow, import the steering wheel, but some black object behind all the holes in the body, resize/move the body down and to the left a bit so the drivers elbow is not outside the car and also so that the steering wheel/dash is in the right position... And I think I also have to do something about the windows... They look a bit weird from the outside but they are see-through...

[L.Rahm]

Today, I figured out that I'll never be able to make the driver and steeringwheel fit with the rest of the interior/car. This is unless someone recently figured out how to move the steeringwheel left/right?
I have tried redoing the scaling to make it fit but it look too wide and weird